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New Integrated Palliative Care Psychiatry Program

Weill Cornell Medicine is now offering specialized mental health services embedded within the interdisciplinary outpatient palliative care program under Dr. Daniel Shalev, a board-certified consultation-liaison psychiatrist and palliative medicine physician. Nationally, few palliative care programs have embedded psychiatrists. This new initiative, also a training site for residents and a part of the research program on Investigation of Mental Health, Palliative Care, and Aging Collaboration and... Read More

Baker Louvre: Palliative Care Art Night

The Baker Louvre, held on the evening of June 8th, 2023, was a night of artistic expression with the express purpose of inviting caregivers in palliative care and geriatrics to explore and share who they are through their artwork.It was an interdisciplinary endeavor which included palliative care chaplains TJ Douglas and Rachel Rim, palliative care fellow Dr. Nadav Klein, physicians Dr. Milagros Silva, Dr. Ian Kwok, Dr. Jemella Raymore, and our tremendous administrative staff Allison Lasky,... Read More

Dr. Sonal Mehta Appointed as New Clinical Director of Palliative Services

Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine co-chiefs Dr. Ronald Adelman and Dr. Mark Lachs are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sonal Mehta as the new Clinical Director of Palliative Services.Under the mentorship of Dr. Adelman, the founding Director of Adult Palliative Care at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dr. Mehta gained a deep experience and knowledge in providing compassionate, patient-centered care of the highest quality to palliative care patients. As the new... Read More